Dylan Ratigan is a Total Fucking Asshole

[berni_mccoy]

He would not accept Debbie Wasserman-Schulz's answer and was a total ass to her. He pointed out the rise in the stocks of the Health Insurance industry since November. Her answer: "I'm not a stock analyst". My answer: The entire market has risen by comparable amounts in the same timeframe. She tried to answer his question and when he didn't hear her saying what he wanted her to say, he shut her down.

[_cash_thatswhatiwant]

1. I saw that. They basically talked over each other. I don't even know what they saying.

what were they talking about?

[berni_mccoy]

3. Dylan wanted to know why the Health Insurance Industry Stocks were up

Rep. Wasserman-Schulz wanted to point out the reforms in the legislation.

[_cash_thatswhatiwant]

8. I feel like she was dodging the question. She DID keep giving the same tired

talking pts that the Democrats are using. yes, we know the nuggets of good thats in the bill, you don't have to keep repeating it over and over. Answer why insurance companies stock is going up as this debate is droning on.

[lamp_shade]

2. Righteous bastard. He owes her an apology.

[Shagbark Hickory]

4. I thought it was hilarious. He's right. She offered nothing but rethug talking points.

[berni_mccoy]

6. He's wrong. She answered his question when she said she wasn't a stock analyst

The stocks are up because ALL stocks are up.

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. In other words, she didn't answer.

[golddigger]

10. +1 LOL

:thumbsup:

[Nite Owl]

11. No, there was a breakout

the day Lieberman got his way. Until then they were in a long period of consolidation.

[OKNancy]

5. I like both of them

I think Ratigan is expressing outrage. In fact, it's very much like what I read here on DU.
Wasserman-Schulz is a huge supporter of the "team" approach to politics and I think she is in the "it's better than nothing" camp.
I think Ratigan is really pissed at the way the politicians have caved.

[jotsy]

7. My spouse just asked me to email him a thank you.

It seems to me that the democrats are so eager for a what they consider as a 'win' that they'll sell us hard on something they know doesn't, pardon the pun, fill the bill.

Shouldn't the value of the insurance industry stocks be going in the opposite direction if they're about to get hit with new rules that are supposed hurt their bottom line?

[RevCheesehead]

12. Dylan = Tweety, Jr.

I use the time more productively, listening to Stephanie Miller.

[dreamnightwind]

13. I thought the opposite

I watched it and had the complete opposite reaction that you had. Dylan stood up to BS talking points. Wasserman-Schulz just didn't bring anything real to the discussion.

I didn't like Dylan at first, but he has grown to be one of my favorites, close to hero status.

Did you see him with the ex-New Mexico gov who's looking into a populist run for POTUS (I think his name is Gary Johnson)? I was so happy Dylan wouldn't let him just throw out his deregulation BS without slapping it down. Why does right-wing populism insist on deregulation when we've seen exactly what it leads to? The answer is probably complex, but it was great to see that viewpoint assertively challenged.

There is nobody on the MSM that I know of these days who is better on our ongoing financial and economic crisis than Dylan.

Sorry you didn't like it. It was rough and confrontational, but really how else do we stop the corporate talking point BS being sold as pragmatism?